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When
an 'R' Rating Becomes 'PG'
A new Harvard study finds movie ratings sliding with social norms.
A
different take
M. Night Shyamalan has forged a sub-genre of suspense movies. How
he keeps his focus on family and faith.
Liked
the movie, loved the sequel!
Movies such as "Spider-Man 2" and "Before Sunset"
are leading some to proclaim a substantial uptick in sequel quality.
One
novel's happy journey to film
John Irving discusses the latest adaptation of one of his novels
for film.
Fahrenheit
fuss: What exactly was everyone expecting?
The nation's political dialogue - already a mess - gets sloppier.
A
perfect storm of issue films
Political documentaries pick up steam in the lead up to the US presidential
election.
Under
17 not admitted without R-card
A new program lets parents give their children written permission
to see R-rated films.
More
tech for Shrek
'Shrek 2' offers more pixels for your buck thanks to leaps in computer-animation
technology.
Inside
a news spin zone
'Control Room,' a documentary about the Arab-run Al Jazeera network,
examines how ideology can shape news reporting.
Lights!
Camera! (and plenty of) Action!
Summer is the cinematic silly season and promises no shortage of
sequels and spin-offs.
Bob!
Whoopi! ... Archbishop Tutu?
In just three years, the Tribeca film festival has become a majorshowcase
for upcoming releases.
Behind
every great entrepreneur... is a mom
A film called "Lemonade Stories" explores the relationship
between business leaders and their mothers.
Two
filmmakers trade fiction for fact
An assassinated activist and an elusive playwright are the subjects
of two new documentaries.
Payback
films pay off big
Last weekend was payback time at the box office, with two revenge
pictures in the top two slots.
"Eternal
Sunshine": remembering the good
Would life be happier if you could remove every sad memory or heartbreaking
event from your memory?
Ratings
rehab
Three films this year will carry the NC-17 rating, traditionally
a drag on box-office returns.
Film's
Grimm future
What makes fairy tales so adaptable to modern-day movies?
Is
this the anti-American 'Our Town'?
'Dogville,' starring Nicole Kidman, tells the story of a small town
mired in selfishness.
Revisiting
the Holocaust
Steven Spielberg's masterwork, "Schindler's List" comes
out on DVD.
Movies
and the message
While Biblical films don't open every week, spiritual themes are
everywhere in film.
Life-or-death
choices - on the side of a mountain
A docudrama chronicles two men's struggle to survive after a climbing
accident.
Director
gets early Christmas present
'Elf,' a No. 1 hit movie, is directed by an 'underdog' actor.
Play
'Mystic' for me
Fifteen years after his last turn as Dirty Harry, Clint Eastwood
comes full circle on theme of violence.
Seabiscuit’
Packs a Gospel Message
The “Gospel According to Seabiscuit” is playing to enthusiastic
crowds. Laura Hillenbrand’s best-seller, Seabiscuit: An American
Legend, has my parents’ seal of approval—a seldom-awarded honor
for a book given to them by their son.
Bad
summer movies wither on Web grapevine
Studios are feeling the brunt of the bad buzz created by moviegoers
who send advance reviews to large web audiences.
Face
of an angel
Hollywood is frequently casting African-Americans in spiritual roles.
Is this positive or patronizing?
Spirituality
and Film
How do you find spirituality in today's films? How can you make
watching a film into a spiritual experience? Our Spirituality and
Health’s Media Editors give away their trade secrets.
A Beautiful Mind
In Meditations for People in Crisis, Paul Brunton writes: "Neither suffering love nor joy alone can educate your heart and develop your mind in the right way. Both are needed." more...
A New Context for Peace through Film Appreciation or
How can I watch movies while there's a war going on?
I think it's time for a big Reality Check. While the Mystical Movie Guide extols the virtues of fantasy-type films, there is war going on in the Middle East that could drag on for years (I'm not cynical or optimistic, I just don't buy the narrow view that the conflict started yesterday and could end tomorrow). Global relations and economies will likely suffer for decades to come. So what's a movie lover supposed to do now?
Movie Messiahs
Jesus is a fixture in Hollywood, although you might not recognize him these days.
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 Praying the Movies
by Edward N. McNulty
"Praying the Movies" is a collection of 31 devotions
that connect movies with the spiritual life of moviegoers.
Each devotion contains a passage from Scripture, a description
of a scene from a popular fils and a meditation connecting
the themes.
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Marla, Freud, Religion, and Manhood: An Interpretation of David Fincher's Fight Club
This paper connects the reading biblical narrative about women with the experience of viewing David Fincher's film Fight Club. To do so first requires understanding Marla Singer, the primary female character in Fight Club, as the linchpin in a Freudian psychodrama.
Go Down to L.A. Land
Hollywood and God's New Israel
Now the question I am interested in exploring is whether popular film does not in some sense reflect and encourage the development of our new civil religion. One way to see if this is so is to look for movies that take up the traditional parallel between America and Israel directly.
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